cottony hydrangea scale vs Dromedary Camel

Pulvinaria hydrangeae compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cottony hydrangea scale	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Coccidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Pulvinaria	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Pulvinaria hydrangeae	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

cottony hydrangea scale and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cottony hydrangea scale	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.